I tend to agree. It sounds like, at best, it might be on par or slightly behind Android and IOS, in a few months when (if?) they get the C&P and multi-tasking worked out.
As I see it, in order to compete with the already very popular Android and IOS OSs WM7 would need to be significantly superior. Even if it is 10% better than Android/IOS I think it will be a huge flop. It needs to be at least 30 or 40% better to push the established OSs out of the way and grab some market share. Why take a chance with and learn a new OS when it is not noticably superior?
I have nothing against MS and was hoping WM7 would be a good comepetitor for Android, as competition would force everyone to get better. However, I have serious doubts that it will succeed.
Here’s a fair review.
http://www.gsmarena.com/windows_phone_7-review-521.php
It will tell you where it does better than Android and iOS. BTW: It does have multi-tasking just not 3rd party multi-tasking. But 3rd party apps can receive notices sent from the OS. So let’s wait to see how bad it is before we declare it critical to the OS. I’m personally fine with no multi-tasking as it helps my battery life. Many devs write crappy code and drain my battery in the past...so this makes sense. What I’m not fine with is no tethering! I need to tether as I do today on my Tilt2.